Team from Evangel Church travels to Alaska for missions trip – Shelby County Reporter

By EMILY REED | Particular to the Reporter

A gaggle of 15 people from Evangel Church PCA traveled to Alaska just lately on a short-term mission journey.

The group left Alabaster on July 8 for a visit led by Thirst Missions, and headed to Palmer, Alaska.

The workforce was headed up by Benny Collins.

In accordance with the church Fb web page, the group landed in Anchorage, Alaska, the place they then spent many of the journey in Palmer, which is about 45 minutes north of Anchorage.

The group partnered with Pioneer Baptist Church and pastor Mark Fontecchio.

The workforce served the church and the neighborhood by means of service initiatives and Trip Bible College.

“They have been in a position to meet individuals who want the love of Jesus of their lives and made reminiscences that they are going to always remember,” in line with a launch supplied by Thirst Missions.

Throughout a few of the group’s free time on the journey, they traveled to Byron Glacier, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Heart and Virgin Creek Falls. The group noticed stunning totally different views and sorts of Alaskan wildlife.

“Alaska really is the final frontier, as their state motto signifies,” the discharge learn.

The journey concluded July 15.

Thirst Missions relies in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and has been organizing and main missions journeys since 2008.

Thirst Missions, the world’s chief in short-term missions, led teams on journeys to Alaska, Appalachia, Belize and Puerto Rico.

“Whether or not it’s poverty, homelessness, alcoholism or different struggles, church buildings in these areas are in want of affection and help,” the discharge learn. “Thirst Missions groups accomplice with church buildings on location whereas taking good care of all of the logistics and planning, so the group members can lead ministry, whereas constructing lasting relationships. Thirst Missions is wanting ahead to serving with Evangel Church PCA sooner or later.”